A Visit to the Market  I accompanied my mother to the central market to buy some groceries that she needed for the coming New Year. When we arrived at the market we could not find a place to park the car. So we waited patiently for about ten minutes before someone vacated a parking space and we moved in. Coming to the market just before a festive season was not a...

The Importance of Physical Exercise Each of us has a physical body made of muscles, blood, bones and various other living tissues. When any of these are injured  or not working properly, then we get ill. Nobody likes to be ill. So it is important that we keep our body healthy. Exercising the body is one way of keeping it healthy. If we do not exercise then our muscles become weaker...

The Newspaperman The newspaperman delivers newspapers to us and many other houses in the neighbourhood. I hear his motorcycle every morning when he comes to deliver the daily paper. He comes promptly at 6.30 a.m. every morning, rain or shine, unless something extraordinary prevents him from doing so. He is so regular and prompt that I do  not need any alarm clock to wake up. At six- thirty, the neighbours’ dog...

The Day I Won a Prize  I was never a great athlete but I managed to win a prize once. It happened on a school Sports Day when I was asked to represents my house in the Long Jump. There were no other suitable ones,  and I , being the tallest of my friends, was promptly sent to the Long Jump Pit. My House- master reckoned I might have a chance...

My Favourite Subject in School My favourite subject in school is Mathematics. It is my favourite because I never have difficulty with it and always get good marks in tests. The wonderful thing about Mathematics is that , besides some formulae, there is nothing else to remember. Every step in solving a problem is done logically. Other subjects like History and Geography require a lot of memory work. Remembering dates and...

A Birthday Party Ankita is my neighbor. She turned twelve recently and her parents held a birthday party for her. I was one of those invited. The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us gathered at Ankita’s house. We were all dressed in our best clothes. Everyone, especially Ankita, wore a happy smile. We gave out presents to Ankita and she happily opened them....

My Hobby My hobby is reading. I read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kind of material that I  find interesting. This hobby got started when I was a little boy. I had always wanted my parents to read fairy tales and other stories to me. Soon they got fed up and tired of having to read to me continually. So as soon as I could, I learned to read. I...

The Effects of Overpopulation Most of the cities and towns in the world are overpopulated. This means that too many people are living in the same area. The reason is quite simple. Folks from the country move into the cities in the hope of getting better employment and enriching their lives. But what has this led to? Trees and plants have to make way for skyscrapers to house the hordes of...